Lucas 11
1 Nahitabo kini sa dihang nahuman siya ug ampo sa usa ka dapit, nga usa sa iyang mga disipulo nag-ingon, “Ginoo, tudloi kami sa pag-ampo sama sa gitudlo ni Juan sa iyang mga disipulo.”
One day Jesus was somewhere praying. When he finished [praying], one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us [what to say when] we [(exc)] pray, as John [the Baptizer] taught his disciples!”
2 Si Jesus miingon kanila, “Kung kamo moampo ingna niini, 'Amahan, balaanon ang imong ngalan. Tugoti nga moabot ang imong gingharian.
He said to them, “When you pray, say [things like this]: ‘Father, we want you [(sg)] [MTY] to be honored/revered. [We want people to let you(sg)] [MTY, MET] rule over their lives.
3 Ihatag kanamo ang matag adlaw namong tinapay.
Give us [(exc)] each day the food [SYN] that we need.
4 Pasayloa kami sa among mga sala, ingon nga sa among kaugalingon nagpasaylo sa tanan nga nakautang kanamo. Ayaw itugot nga maduol kami sa tintasyon.'”
Forgive us [for] the wrong things that we have done, because we forgive people for the wrong things that they do to us. Do not let us do wrong things when we are tempted {[someone or something] tempts us}.’”
5 Si Jesus miingon kanila, “Kinsa kaninyo ang adunay usa ka higala, ug moadto kaniya sa tungang gabii, ug moingon kaniya, 'Higala, pahulama ako ug tulo ka tibuok nga tinapay,
Then he said to them, “Suppose that one of you goes to the house of a friend at midnight. Suppose that you [(sg) stand outside and] call out to him, ‘My friend, please lend me three buns!
6 tungod kay duna akoy higala nga bag-o palang niabot gikan sa dalan, ug wala akoy bisan unsa nga ikadalit kaniya.'
Another friend of mine who is traveling has just arrived [at my house], but I have no food [ready] to give to him!’
7 Unya ang usa didto sa sulod, mitubag, naga-ingon, 'Ayaw na ako samoka. Sirado na ang pultahan, ug ang akong mga anak, kuyog kanako, anaa na sa higdaanan. Dili na ako makahimong mobangon aron sa paghatag kanimo ug tinapay.'
Suppose that he answers you from inside [his house], ‘Do not bother me! The door has been locked {[We(exc)] have locked the door} and all my family are in bed. [So] I cannot get up and give you [(sg)] anything!’
8 Ako moingon kaninyo, bisan pa ug dili na siya mobangon aron hatagan ka ug tinapay tungod kay iya kang higala, ug bisan pa niana tungod sa imong walay ulaw nga paglahutay, siya mobangon ug hatagan ka sumala sa kadaghanon sa tinapay nga imong gikinahanglan.
I will tell you that even if he does not [want to] get up and give you [any food], to avoid being ashamed [for not helping you] because you are his friend (OR, if without being ashamed you continue asking him to do that), he certainly will get up and give you whatever you need.
9 Ako usab mosulti kaninyo, pangayo, ug kini igahatag kaninyo; pangita, ug kamo makakaplag; panuktok, ug kini pagaablihan para kaninyo.
So I tell you this: Keep asking [God for what you need]. If you do that, [he] will give it to you [(pl)]. Confidently keep expecting [God to give you the things that you need], and [he] will give them to you [MET]. [It will be like] looking for what you need and finding it. Keep on [praying urgently to God. Then God will answer you. It will be like] knocking [on a door] so that [God] will open [the way] for you [to get what you pray for].
10 Ang tanang tawo nga nagapangayo pagahatagan; ug ang tawo nga nagapangita makakaplag; ug ang tawo nga nagapanuktok, pagaablihan.
Remember that [God] will give things to everyone who continues to ask [him for them]. [He] will give things to whoever confidently keeps asking. [He] will open [the way] for people [to get the things that they keep urgently praying for].
11 Kinsa kaninyo adunay anak nga lalaki nga nangayo sa iyang amahan ug usa ka tinapay, nga ang ihatag kaniya usa ka bato hinuon, o imbis nga usa ka isda, usa ka bitin?
If one of you had a son who asked you [(sg)] for a fish [to eat], (you [(sg)] certainly would not give him a [poisonous] snake instead!/would you give him a [poisonous] snake instead?) [RHQ]
12 O kung siya mangayo ug itlog, imo ba siyang hatagan ug tanga?
If he asked you for an egg, (you [(sg)] certainly would not give him a scorpion!/would you give him a scorpion?) [RHQ]
13 Busa, kung kamong mga daotan nakabalo unsaon paghatag ug maayo nga gasa sa inyong mga anak, unsa pa kaha ang inyong Amahan nga gikan sa langit nga naghatag sa Balaang Espiritu adtong nangayo kaniya?”
Even though you people are evil, you know how to give good things to your children. So your Father in heaven will certainly [give good things] to those who ask him, [including] giving the Holy Spirit, [who is the best gift].”
14 Unya, gihinginlan ni Jesus ang demonyo, ug kini amang. Kini nahitabo nga sa dihang ang demonyo nakagawas na, ang amang nga tawo nakaistorya. Ang kadaghanan nahibulong!
[One day there was a man there who, because a demon controlled him] [MTY], was unable to speak. After [Jesus expelled] the demon, the man [began to] talk. [Most of] the people [there] were amazed.
15 Apan nga ubang mga tawo nag-ingon, “Pinaagi kang Beelzebul, ang magmamando sa mga demonyo, siya nakahingilin sa mga demonyo.”
But some of them said, “It is Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, who enables [this man] to expel demons!”
16 Gisulayan siya sa uban ug gipangita gikan kaniya ang usa ka timailhan nga gikan sa langit.
Other [people there] asked Jesus to perform a miracle [to prove (he was the Messiah/that he had come] from God) [MTY/EUP]. They wanted to trap him [into not being able to perform a miracle or into doing something ridiculous].
17 Apan si Jesus nakabalo sa ilang hunahuna ug siya misulti ngadto kanila, “Ang matag gingharian nga nabahin batok sa iyang kaugalingon kini mahimong mamingaw, ug ang usa ka balay nga nabahin batok sa iyang kaugalingon matumba.
But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, “If [the people in] one nation fight against each other, their nation will be destroyed {[they] will destroy their nation}. If [the people in] [MTY] one house are divided, they will cease to remain as one [family].
18 Kung si Satanas nabahin batok sa iyang kaugalingon, unsaon sa iyang gingharian pagtindog? Para kaninyong nagsulti nga ako nag-abog sa mga demonyo pinaagi kang Beelzebul.
[Similarly], if Satan [and his demons] were fighting against each other, (his rule over them would [certainly] not last!/how would his rule over them last?) [RHQ] [I say this] because you are saying that I am expelling demons by [the power of] the ruler of [his own demons]
19 Kung ako naghingilin sa mga demonyo pinaagi kang Beelzebul, pinaagi kang kinsa sa inyong mga sumusunod ang paghingilin kanila? Tungod niini, sila ang inyong mga maghuhukom.
Furthermore, if [it is true that] Satan enables me to expel demons, [is it also true that] your disciples [who] expel demons [do so] by [Satan’s] power [RHQ]? [No, that is not true]. So they will show that you [are not thinking logically].
20 Apan kung ako naghingilin sa mga demonyo pinaagi sa tudlo sa Dios, unya ang gingharian sa Dios moabot kaninyo.
But because it is by the power [MTY] of God [that I expel demons], I am showing you [that the power of] God to [MET] rule [people’s lives] has come to you.”
21 Sa dihang ang usa ka kusgan nga tawo sangkap sa hinagiban sa pagbantay sa iyang kaugalingong balay, ang iyang mga butang luwas,
Then, [to show that by expelling evil spirits he was making it clear that he was much more powerful than Satan, Jesus said] [MET], “When a strong man who has many weapons guards his own house, no one can steal the things in his house.
22 apan kung ang mas kusgan nga tawo mobuntog kaniya, ug ang mas kusgan nga tawo kuhaon ang hinagiban gikan sa tawo, ug pangawaton ang mga bahandi sa tawo.
But when someone else who is stronger attacks that man and subdues him, he is able to take away the weapons in which the man trusted. Then he can take from that man’s house anything he [wants to].
23 Ang usa nga dili uban kanako siya nakigbatok kanako, ug ang usa nga wala nakighiusa kanako magkatibulaag.
[No one can be neutral]. Those who do not help me [are opposing] me, and those who do not gather [people to become] my [disciples] are causing [those people] to go away [from me].”
24 Kung ang hugaw nga espiritu mawala gikan sa usa ka tawo, kini magsuroysuroy sa mamala nga dapit ug mangita sa kapahulayan. Ug kung walay makaplagan, kini moingon, 'Ako mobalik sa akong balay kung asa ako naggikan.'
[Then Jesus said this]: “[Sometimes when] an evil spirit leaves someone, it wanders around in desolate areas seeking [someone in whom it can] rest. If it does not find anyone, it says [to itself], ‘I will return to the person in whom I used to live!’
25 Sa pagbalik, kini nakakita nga hinlo ang balay ug han-ay.
So it goes back and finds that [the Spirit of God is not in control of that person’s life. The person’s life is like] a house that has been {that someone has} swept clean and everything put {put everything} in order, [but a house that is empty].
26 Unya kini moadto ug modala kini ug pito pa ka ubang espiritu nga mas labaw pa kadaotan kaniya ug silang tanan magpuyo didto. Ug ang katapusang kahimtang sa maong tawo mamahimong mas labaw pa kay sa una.”
Then [this evil spirit] goes and gets seven other spirits that are [even] more evil than it is. They [all] enter [that person] and [begin] living there. [So], [although] that person’s condition [was bad] before, it became much worse.”
27 Kini nahitabo nga, sa iyang pagsulti niining mga butanga, adunay usa ka babaye misinggit sa kadaghanan ug miingon ngadto kaniya, “Panalanginan kadtong nagsabak kanimo ug ang dughan nga nagpasuso kanimo.”
When Jesus said that, a woman who was listening called out [to him], “[God is] pleased with the woman who gave birth to you [(sg)] and let you nurse [at her breasts]!”
28 Apan siya miingon, “Hinuon, mas panalanginan kadtong naminaw sa pulong sa Dios ug nagtipig niini.”
But he replied, “God [is] much more pleased with those who hear his message and obey it!”
29 Samtang ang panon sa katawhan nagatigom ug nagkadaghan ang mga tawo, siya nagsugod sa pagsulti, “Kini nga kaliwatan daotan nga kaliwatan. Kini nagapangita ug timailhan, bisan paman ug walay timailhan nga gihatag gawas sa timailhan ni Jonas.
When the group of people around [Jesus] got larger, he said, “[Many of] you people who have been observing my ministry are evil. You want [me to perform] a miracle [to prove that I have come from God], but the only miracle that [I] will perform for you is one [like happened to] Jonah.
30 Sama kang Jonas nga nahimong timailhan ngadto sa taga Ninive, busa mao usab ang timailhan sa Anak sa Tawo niini nga kaliwatan.
[After Jonah was inside a huge fish for three days, God performed] a miracle [to restore] Jonah. [Jonah then went and testified about that] to the people in Nineveh [city. God will perform] a similar miracle [for me], the one who came from heaven. [When you people have seen that miracle, you will believe my message].
31 Ang Rayna sa Habagatan motindog sa hukmanan uban sa mga tawo niining kaliwatan ug pagahukman sila, kay siya naggikan sa kinatumyan sa kalibotan aron sa pagpamati sa kaalam ni Solomon, ug tan-awa, ang usa ka tawo nga mas labaw pa ni Solomon naa dinhi.
[Long ago the] queen from [Sheba], [far] south [of Israel, traveled a long distance to hear Solomon speak many] wise things. But now [I, a man] who [is much] greater [and wiser] than Solomon, am here, [but you have not listened to what I have told you]. Therefore, at the time when [God] judges [all people], the queen from [Sheba] will stand there, [along] with you people, and will condemn you.
32 Ang mga tawo sa Ninive magtindog sa hukmanan uban niining kaliwatan sa katawhan ug aron sa paghukom niini, kay sila naghinulsol sa pagsangyaw ni Jonas, ug tan-awa, ang usa ka tawo nga mas labaw pa ni Jonas naa dinhi.
The people who lived in Nineveh [city] turned from their sinful ways when Jonah preached to them. But now I, who am greater than Jonah, have come [and preached to you], [but you have not turned from your sinful ways]. Therefore, at the time when God judges [all people], the people who lived in Nineveh will stand there with you and condemn you.”
33 Walay usa, nga magpasiga ug usa ka suga, kini ibutang sa usa ka ngitngit nga aparador o sa ilalom sa usa ka bukag, kondili sa usa ka patunganan sa suga aron nga kung si bisan kinsa ang mosulod mahayagan.
[Then, to show them that they did not need more miracles, but that they needed only to understand better what he had already told them, he said to them] [MET], “People who light a lamp do not then hide it, or put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a lampstand so that those who enter [their house] can see [things from] its light. [Similarly, I have not concealed God’s truth. I have revealed it to you].
34 Ang imong mata maoy suga sa lawas. Kung ang imong mata maayo, ang tibuok lawas napuno sa kahayag. Apan kung ang imong mata daot, ang imong lawas napuno sa kangitngit.
Your eyes [MET] are like a lamp for your body, because they enable you to see things. If your eyes are healthy, you are able to see everything well [MET]. [Similarly, if you(sg) accept my teaching, you will be able to know all that God wants you to know]. But if your eyes are bad, you are not able to see anything. It is like being in darkness [MET]. [And similarly, if you(pl) do not accept what I teach, you will not be able to know all the things that God wants you to know].
35 Busa, pag-amping nga ang kahayag nga anaa kaninyo dili kangitngit.
Therefore, [you(pl) do not need to see more miracles. You need to think carefully about what I have already] told you, so that the things that you have heard from others do not cause you to remain in spiritual darkness [MET].
36 Ug unya, ang inyong tibuok lawas napuno sa kahayag, walay bahin niini ang kangitngit, ug ang imong tibuok lawas mahisama sa suga nga nagsiga ug naghayag kanimo.”
If you [live completely according to God’s truth, you will be able to know everything that God wants you to know. It will be like] being in a room with a lamp shining brightly, enabling you to see everything clearly.”
37 Sa dihang siya nakahuman sa pagsulti, usa ka Pariseo nag-agda kaniya aron mokaon uban kaniya didto sa iyang panimalay, busa si Jesus miadto ug nagpahiluna.
While Jesus finished saying those things, a Pharisee invited him to eat a meal with him. So Jesus went to [his house] and ate with him.
38 Ug ang Pariseo natingala nga wala siya naghugas una sa wala pa ang panihapon.
The Pharisee was surprised when he saw that Jesus did not follow the Pharisees’ ritual by washing his hands before eating. [The Pharisees washed their hands in a certain way to be cleansed from anything that might have contaminated them. They were afraid that God might reject them if they] had [touched something unacceptable to God].
39 Apan ang Ginoo misulti ngadto kaniya, “Unya karon, kamong mga Pariseo naghinlo sa gawas lamang sa tasa ug mga panaksan, apan ang sulod kaninyo napuno sa kahakog ug kadaotan.
The Lord [Jesus] said to him, “You Pharisees are [concerned about things that are outside your bodies, not with what is in your] ([inner beings/hearts]) [MET]. You wash the outside of cups and dishes [before you eat because you think that doing that will make you acceptable to God], but within yourselves you are very greedy and wicked.
40 Kamong walay pulos nga mga tawo! Dili ba ang usa nga nagbuhat sa gawas mao usab ang nagbuhat sa sulod?
You foolish people! [God] is concerned about things that are outside [our bodies], but (he is certainly also concerned about our inner [beings]!/isn’t he also concerned about our hearts?) [RHQ]
41 Ihatag sa kabos unsa ang anaa sa sulod, ug ang tanang butang mahimong limpyo para kaninyo.
Give [money] to those who are poor. [Give according to what you know within] your (inner [/heart]) [that you should give]. Then you [will be surprised to realize that] you will be acceptable [to God without having to perform all those rituals about washing].
42 Apan alaot kamong mga Pariseo, tungod kay naghatag kamo ug ikapulo sa humot nga tanom ug kaningag ug ang tanan nga ubang tambal sa tanaman, apan kamo nagpasagad sa hustisya ug sa gugma sa Dios. Kini kinahanglan nga magmakiangayon ug higugmaa ang Dios, walay kapakyasan usab sa pagbuhat sa ubang mga butang.
But there will be terrible punishment for you Pharisees! You give to God a tenth of [all you produce, even] the various herbs that you grow, but you do not [remember that you must act] justly [toward others] and love God! It is good to [give a tenth of your income to God], but you ought to do these other things also!
43 Alaot kamong mga Pariseo, gusto kamong maglingkod atubangan sa sinagoga ug matinahurong pag-abiabi didto sa mga merkado nga dapit.
There will be terrible punishment for you Pharisees, because you like [to sit in] the best seats in our worship places [so that people will think highly of you], and you like people to greet you [respectfully] in the marketplaces.
44 Alaot kamo, tungod kay kamo nahisama sa walay patik nga lubnganan nga ang mga tawo maglakaw ibabaw niini nga wala nakahibalo.”
There will be terrible punishment for you, because you are like ground where there is no marker [to indicate that there is a] grave [underneath]. People walk there, but they cannot see [what is rotten down below] [MET]! [Similarly, people who see you do not realize how polluted you are within yourselves].”
45 Ug ang usa ka magtutudlo sa balaod sa Judio nagtubag kaniya ug miingon, “Magtutudlo, unsa imong gisulti insulto usab kanamo.”
One of those who taught the [Jewish] laws replied, “Teacher, by saying this you [(sg)] are criticizing us [also]!”
46 Si Jesus miingon, “Ug alaot kamo, mga magtutudlo sa balaod! Inyong gipabug-atan ang mga tawo sa mga palas-anon nga malisod dad-on, apan wala gani kamo maghikap adtong mga palas-anon sa inyong kaugalingong mga tudlo.
Jesus said, “It will be terrible also for you who teach the [Jewish] laws! You require people [to obey many rules that are difficult to obey] [MET]. [That is like making them] carry heavy burdens on their backs. But you yourselves do not obey the laws [that you require others to obey]. (OR, you do not do anything to help [others to obey the laws].)
47 Alaot kamo, tungod kay kamo nagtukod ug mga handumanan sa mga lubnganan sa mga propeta, ug unya ang inyong mga katigulangan maoy nagpatay kanila.
There will be terrible punishment for you! You decorate the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed, [but you do not live according to what the prophets taught].
48 Busa kamo mga saksi ug nag-uyon sa gibuhat sa inyong mga katigulangan, tungod kay sa pagkatinuod sila ang nagpatay sa mga propeta, kansang mga lubnganan nga kamo nagtukod ug mga handumanan.
So you are declaring that you approve of what your ancestors did. They killed the prophets, and you [are not honoring the prophets! You just] decorate their tombs!
49 Sa kini nga rason usab, ang kaalam sa Dios nag-ingon, 'Ako magpadala kanila ug mga propeta ug mga apostoles, ug sila pagalutuson ug pagapatyon ang uban kanila.'
So God, who is very wise [PRS], said, ‘I will send prophets and apostles [to you Jews]. [You] will kill some of them and cause some of them to suffer greatly.
50 Kini nga kaliwatan, unya, manubag sa tanang dugo sa mga propeta nga naula sukad sa pagsugod sa kalibotan,
[As a result, I] will consider that many of you people [who have observed my Son’s ministry] will be guilty [MTY] [of murder, as if you had] killed all the prophets that other people have killed, from the time I created the world,
51 gikan sa dugo ni Abel hangtod sa dugo ni Zacarias, nga gipatay taliwala sa altar ug sa balaang puloy-anan. Oo, Ako moingon kaninyo, kani nga kaliwatan manubag.
starting from [Adam’s son Cain] killing [his brother] Abel and continuing until they killed the prophet Zechariah [in the holy place] between the altar and the temple.’ Yes, what I am saying [is true] [MTY]. [God] will punish you people who have observed my ministry, you people whom [he] considers to be guilty [MTY] for [killing] all those prophets!
52 Alaot kamong mga magtutudlo sa balaod sa Judio, tungod kay inyong gikuha ang susi sa kahibalo; kamo dili makasulod sa inyong kaugalingon, ug inyong gibabagan kadtong buot nga musulod.”
There will be terrible punishment for you men who teach the [Jewish] laws, because you have [not let people] know [God’s truth] [MET]! [It is as though you are] taking away a key [to a house]. You are not going into [the house] yourselves, and you are not letting other people enter it, either.”
53 Human si Jesus mibiya didto, ang mga manunulat ug ang mga Pariseo nisupak kaniya ug nakiglalis kaniya mahitungod sa daghang mga butang,
After Jesus finished saying those things, he left there. Then the men who taught the [Jewish] laws and the Pharisees began to act in a very hostile way toward him. They tried to make him say what he thought about many things.
54 gisulayan siya ug paglit-ag sa iyang kaugalingong mga pulong.
They kept waiting for him to say something [wrong] for which they could accuse him.
